Sentences with phrase «on characters»

I, Tonya has been accused of looking down on its characters, but the tart and often - funny Steven Rogers dialogue marks Tonya and LaVona summa cum laude in the school of hard knocks.

Where those previous films felt compelled to lunge for edginess (read: sneering raunch) as chaos dutifully descended on characters they didn't like very much — and weren't particularly interested in getting audiences to like, either — Game Night takes care to locate our sympathies with Bateman, and McAdams, and its cast of charming ringers.

When Buschel narrows his focus and has a handle on these characters» essences, there are flashes of greatness.

While he does become more intrusive, he shoots conversation in close - up so that we can almost taste the sweat and feel the flies on the characters» faces.

With each new viewing I come away feelings as if I have peeled away another layer on the characters and their buried motives.

It is a welcome surprise to see a lighthearted Western that places its importance more on the characters than on the famous real gunfight depicted - and the deep - focus shots are beautiful -, but still the film has trouble with maintaining the focus and pacing in the second act.

This last episode is, literally, What We Deserve: a story focused on the characters and not on the fan - service, a touching tale of revenge and forgiveness.

Whilst Bioshock 2 may feel very similar to the original game, it does expand on the characters and story that were introduced in the original game and once again allows you to create a very customisable playing experience through the use of Plasmids and Tonics.

And since neither the cinematography (by Wyatt Garfield, «Ping Pong Summer») nor the editing (by Jay Deuby, «The Heat») turn the screws on these characters or on the narrative, we never feel that frog - in - a-boiling-pot tension that a movie like this should build.

Haneke's grip on his characters is so tight, his aesthetic so determined and claustrophobic, and his art - shock tactics so pronounced that when he occasionally indulges in symbolism it comes across as incongruous.

Rather than coming off as an empty paean to the fans, though, the filmmakers» desire to focus on the characters as real people even in the midst of pitched battle keeps even the shallowest viewer of the series engaged in what could have easily been just mindless action set pieces and explosions.

The narrative wants to be mature, but that can't come easy without a proper work on the characters, which feel somehow too flat to really emerge.

However, the new Relativity Media drama «The Fighter» hoped to separate itself from the norm by also focusing on the characters learning how to cope with each other.

Nevertheless, despite the frequent confusion that accompanies the watching of these films, the long view reveals a series that has remained focused on characters, feeling and filmmaking craft, while often telling this classically inspired story with wit and nuance.

Based on characters created by the author - illustrator Gabrielle Vincent, «Ernest & Celestine» has been well - received Stateside and was nominated for an Academy Award.

It still has worthwhile humor, but chooses to focus on the characters instead of throwing in joke after joke.

The prevailing problem with Starsky & Hutch - which is undeniably entertaining, but little else - is that both Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson are playing variations on characters they've long - since cornered the market in.

Every one of the games I've worked on at Supergiant, including the game we just announced, focuses on characters whose sense of home has been disrupted due to circumstances beyond their control.

I am not picky on characters; as long as things seem to hit off well.

These help you to express yourself better than having a limited amount of option to add on your characters, which is how most other online dating services work.

About Blog The Setup Wizard is a work of Fan Fiction based on characters, locations, and events created by and creditied to J.K. Rowling.

It has a Saturday morning cartoon vibe to it with large heads, bright colors and silly faces on the characters.

Based on the characters from DC, Black Lightning is from Berlanti Productions and Akil Productions in association with Warner Bros..

This allows a different take on these characters.

There are tactics that can be added to your cards depending on the equipment you put on your characters.

About Site - The Setup Wizard is a work of Fan Fiction based on characters, locations, and events created by and creditied to J.K. Rowling.

When light falls on characters...

Especially meant for toddlers, the metal pull - push toys based on characters from the books of Margaret Evans Price, the wife of Irving Price.

Your job as a fiction writer is to focus on your characters, and to ignore — to the extent you can — the rest of the bullshit...

I want to put tiny little boobs on those characters being booted out, but then there's other sexualities also being booted out.

The stories in Rock Springs touch on the shocks that a young man receives when he's 16; on characters who, like those in The Ultimate Good Luck, hang out at dog tracks, or who have had scrapes with the law, steal cars and push dope; and on the fleeting presence of strange men and women whom we recognize, without being told, as home - wreckers.

The second in a planned trilogy, the novel builds on the characters introduced in Angels and Demons.

Throughout my career, I have been focused a lot on characters who have flaws, who aren't even necessarily Christian.

Never have i whitnessed as much energy and time used and spent on these characters as much as it is on Jesus.

Flannery wrote with a keen eye for the natural world and the ways that grace waits to pounce on her characters unexpectedly.

The different look at the verse makes me smile, while the two different sets of expressions on the characters faces and on their drawings leads to the discomfort of paradox.

Should be no longer than 60 - 70 characters, depending on the characters (Moz Tool).

It's one of the most intimate epics I've ever seen, which allows Tarantino to focus on the characters even more than the visuals.

This will quiet your mind and put your focus on characters you've never met and settings you've (likely) never seen.

«If you're talking about somebody's willingness to do or try something, you're now focusing on their character as a person, as opposed to their preferences,» she says.

«Going into this process, I expected tough questions about how to best care for our veterans, but I did not expect to have to dignify baseless and anonymous attacks on my character and integrity,» Jackson said in a statement.

Her 1959 debut role in showbiz — when the gravelly - voiced Jewish Brooklynite played a lesbian with a crush on a character portrayed by the still - undiscovered Barbra Streisand in Driftwood — was beyond risqué for its time.

Summary: Based on a character introduced on «The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,» this comedy follows an animated President Trump and his staff through their chaotic White House, but it has failed to land with critics.

And, add or comment on the character traits that you believe are important.

(The series is based on a character who first appeared in July 1966, predating the formation of the Black Panther party by a few months.)

Colbert couched his views in the put - on character of a right - wing Bill O'Reilly type.

Women are prequalified based on their character, credit rating, and ability to repay the loan from future business earnings, rather than on collateral.

But employees in the finance industry — especially those who manage money for clients — are judged in part on their character.

If you own a new business, you can assume that pretty much nobody has ever heard of you, which means potential customers can go only on your character and record.

Bettany did end up getting a bunch of comics on the character to read up on Vision.